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Monday, July 23, 2012

Did You know? Teddy Bears

Did you know? Do you have a Teddy Bear in your collection? It isinteresting how they became known as Teddy Bears. The name comesfrom a cartoon in the Washington Post depicting a bear and thenPresident Theodore Roosevelt in the woods in hunting gear with alarge gun and a bear tied up. The president who was calledTeddy refused to shoot the bear. Clifford K. Berryman a politicalcartoonist drew the cartoon and it was used as Roosevelt'smascot in his next campaign for president. Because of the close associationof President Roosevelt (Teddy) to the bear, all toy bears werethere after called Teddy. The first toy bears were designed by MorrisMichtom who's business later became Ideal Novelty Toy Company.About the same time in Germany the Steiff Company founder had her nephewmake a toy bear for the Leipiz Toy Fair. In just a few years thatcompany had made nearly one million bears. Bears even today remaina very popular collectible with many selling for hundreds of dollars andantique bears can sell for thousands.

2 comments:

Love teddy bears! My collection got so big it was taking over the house. I no longer actively collect them, but if I find an antique mohair one for a good price, I'll get it. The old ones are my favorites.

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I have been a doll collector for a long time. I don't usually buy new dolls, but the ragged basket cases. I love to clean them up and make them beautiful again. I love to restore them to the beauty they were intended to have. I love to sew new clothes and make all kinds of accessories for them. I also love doll history. I want to know what or who made the doll, when it was made, what its made of, and how it was originally dressed. I like to make displays for my dolls and show them off. Lets play, share and learn about our dolls.